Easter

Well Easter has come and gone and I think that we will be eating Mini Eggs for another week at least. Bruce's family was able to come visit us for the weekend so we had an excellent Easter.  While they were here we did so many activities that it's actually kind of hard for me to remember now everything that we did. This is the first time that I can recall Bruce's birthday falling on Good Friday but the timing was actually quite nice because we were all able to go out for his birthday dinner.  We also left the boys with his sister and his Dad and went to see a movie! I was so excited because I haven't been to a movie since Simon was born. For someone who is as crazy about movies as I am that is nine months too long. That felt more like a gift to me than to Bruce but we a had great time.
Eli and Simon even got to take a little swim in the pool at the hotel that Bruce's family was staying in. Eli absolutely loves swimming so I think that probably tops his list for the weekend, other than the copious amounts of candy of course. We did the traditional hunt and egg decorating and I even made Easter dinner! I think it turned out pretty well considering I am definitely not the best cook so I'm proud of myself. Of course though, I forgot one of the dishes for dinner in the fridge (I think that might be a Larsen family tradition). All in all we had a very lovely Easter and now we just need to get ready for the impending move! Probably won't update until after we are settled in our new place just because we will be too busy.

Time to devour!

Harry Potter Preview

So this weekend a friend of mine threw an amazing Harry Potter party at her house as kind of last big thing before Bruce and I move. I'll end up posting a few of the pictures from the party but I haven't had a chance to play around with them because she had set up a green screen... yeah that's how awesome this party was. There was butterbeer and chocolate frogs and games and I found the snitch! Anyways just wanted to post this little preview picture. I was Professor Trelawney and Bruce was Colin Creevey (the camera he had is being used to take this picture). See if you can guess who everyone else is! 

Hogwarts Class of 2014

Good Days

Sometimes there are days where I start counting down the hours until bedtime at around 9 in the morning. Sometimes however, there are days like today and the stars align and both of your kids are happy at the same time! Days like that have been happening more and more lately (and now I've jinxed it) as Eli learns how to play with Simon and as the rainy season is coming to a close. I really am such a lucky mom because my two boys are the best of friends. Sure Eli drives Simon a little crazy and vice versa but Eli usually asks me if Simon can play in his room with him.
I think this post will just have a ton of pictures that we've taken (Eli included) over the last couple of days. Oh! Also, our plane tickets are booked and we are headed to Edmonton in June.  Eli asks me literally every single day if we can go to Grandma's house so I had to put a little calendar on his wall to count down the days. He told me today that we really had to go right now because Joker was at her house and he needed to rescue everyone. We are both very excited for the trip!

Sliding is the best!

A sunny Spring evening

Fighting crime with Eli is exhausting

Learning to stand

1...2...3... Eli's out!

Too cute

Handsome boys

That picture just reminded me that I only realized this week that Eli's eyes aren't blue anymore. For the longest time they have been just like his Daddy's, then one day I looked over and suddenly they were more green like my side of the family.  It's just pretty noticeable in this picture where he's next to Simon's big blues.

Forts! 

Eli proudly sharing his lollipop

More please

Look at that sweet face- not mine by the way

Eli took this one- He had put the photo of my
Grandma on the floor so he could take pictures
of it and then Simon had to take a look at it.